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George Moala has scored 20 tries in 52 Clermont appearances since joining the club in 2018 Lionel BONAVENTURE Text size
Clermont s ex-All Blacks centre George Moala admitted to having had a difficult six weeks sidelined with a head injury ahead of Saturday s trip to Bristol Bears in the opening round of the European Champions Cup.
Moala, 30, won the last of his four Test caps for New Zealand in 2016 and has played just three games since suffering the original problem in a Top 14 game at Bayonne in September.
In a potential landmark case concerning brain injuries in professional rugby union, England World Cup winner Steve Thompson was among a group of ex-internationals who on Tuesday announced they were planning legal action against rugby authorities over lack of protection from the risks caused by concussion.